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Shri Chakradhar Swami | |
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| Born | Haripaladeva 1194 CE[1] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Known for | Expounded Mahanubhava Sampradaya |
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| Philosophy | Mahanubhava, Dvaita Bhakti |
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| Guru | Dattatreya, Govinda Prabhu |
| Honors | Sarvajna (Omniscient), Ishvara (God) |
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Shri Chakradhara (Marathi: चक्रधर), also known as Sarvagya Shri Chakradhar Swami or Kunwar Haripaladeva[2] was an Indian saint and philosopher, who is considered as an avatara of Krishna by his disciples and one of the most important exponents of the Dvaita tradition within Hinduism. He is the founder of Mahanubhava Sampradaya of Krishnaism. Shri Chakradhar Swami advocated worship of Lord Krishna and preached a distinct philosophy based on Bhakti. He did not recognize caste distinctions, and like Buddha had only two others viz the householder and recluses.[3] Some sources claim that Chakrapani Prabhu and Govinda Prabhu as the originators of Mahanubhava doctrine and Chakradhara as the first apostle who systematized Mahanubhava as a school of Bhakti philosophy.[4] Chakradhara's incarnation day is observed on the Tithi of Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya.
- ^ Marathi Vishwakosh, https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/17950/ Archived 2022-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shankar Gopal Tupule. A History of Indian Literature, Vol. 9, Part 4. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1979. p. 316
- ^ Shripad Dattatraya Kulkarni (1992). The Struggle for Hindu Supremacy. Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira. p. 63. ISBN 9788190011358.
Chakradhar Swami was against the use of Sanskrita even in religious rituals. He advocated worship of lord Krishna. He did not recognize caste distinctions, and like Buddha had only two others viz the householder and recluses.
- ^ R. C. Dhere, Chakrapani, Vishwakarma Sahityalay, 1977, pp. 211-213
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